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Peru: Train Crash Leaves Passengers Stranded at Aguas Calientes Station

On Tuesday, December 30, two trains collided head-on on a single-track route leading to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Machu Picchu in Peru. One train driver was killed and at least 36–40 people were injured. The crash occurred between Ollantaytambo and Aguas Calientes stations, leaving many tourists stranded. The cause of the accident has not yet been determined, and the injured were taken to hospitals in Cusco and nearby areas. This video shows chaotic scenes at Machu Picchu Station as tourists were left stranded.

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Alpaca in Peru

Photo taken in June 2024 shows an alpaca in front of an ancient ruin near the southeastern Peruvian city of Cusco.

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Alpaca in Peru

Photo taken in June 2024 shows an alpaca near the southeastern Peruvian city of Cusco.

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (R) discusses the progress of the project at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to com

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (L) works at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within a limit

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (C) walks at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within a limit

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (R) discusses the progress of the project at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to com

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (L) works at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within a limit

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin (2nd L) talks with his Peruvian colleagues at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to co

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Pei Zhimin poses for a photo at the construction site of Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel in Cusco Region in Peru, June 23, 2024. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks within

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ChineseToday | Project manager of tunnel to Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site

(240718) -- MEXICO CITY, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 23, 2024 shows the entrance of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel project in Cusco Region in Peru. Pei Zhimin has been working in South America for ten years. He started working in Venezuela in 2014 for 6 months, then moved to Brazil for market development. Afterward, he was sent to Bolivia and served as the chief engineer for a highway project until April 2019. Currently, Pei works as both a project manager of the Machu Picchu Highway Tunnel and a resident engineer for the China Railway Tunnel Group Co., Ltd. As a project manager, he needs to ensure the normal operation of complex rectification projects, determine the project's work plan, review various material requirement processes and procurement prices, and assess whether resource needs are reasonable. As a resident engineer, Pei needs to determine the details of each task based on the overall work plan, require each engineer to complete their tasks

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PERU-ANDES MOUNTAINS-SCENERY

(240628) -- LIMA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 22, 2024 shows a view of the Andes Mountains in the department of Cusco, Peru. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Muzi)

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PERU-ANDES MOUNTAINS-SCENERY

(240628) -- LIMA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 22, 2024 shows the relics of Inca civilization in the Andes Mountains in the department of Cusco, Peru. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Muzi)

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PERU-ANDES MOUNTAINS-SCENERY

(240628) -- LIMA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 23, 2024 shows zigzag roads in the Andes Mountains in the department of Cusco, Peru. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Muzi)

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PERU-ANDES MOUNTAINS-SCENERY

(240628) -- LIMA, June 28, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 22, 2024 shows a view of the Andes Mountains in the department of Cusco, Peru. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Li Muzi)

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Japan's Princess Kako in Peru

Japan's Princess Kako attends a welcome ceremony hosted by the former Inca capital of Cusco, Peru, on Nov. 5, 2023, during her official visit to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.

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Japan's Princess Kako in Peru

Japan's Princess Kako (C) walks behind alpacas at the Sacsayhuaman archaeological park near Cusco, Peru, on Nov. 5, 2023, during her official visit to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.

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Japan's Princess Kako in Peru

Japanese Princess Kako gets an up-close view of the stone walls at the Sacsayhuaman archaeological park near Cusco, Peru, on Nov. 5, 2023, during her official visit to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.

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Japan's Princess Kako in Peru

Japanese Princess Kako stands in front of a "Last Supper" painting at a cathedral in Cusco, Peru, on Nov. 5, 2023, during her official visit to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.

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Japan's Princess Kako in Peru

Japanese Princess Kako takes a walking tour of a cathedral in Cusco, Peru, on Nov. 5, 2023, during her official visit to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic relations between the countries.

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1 dead, 2 injured after train derails in Peru

STORY: 1 dead, 2 injured after train derails in Peru DATELINE: Sept. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:59 LOCATION: Lima CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of PeruRail train (file) 2. various of the accident STORYLINE: One worker died and two others were injured in southeastern Peru on early Saturday morning when a cargo train derailed due to a landslide. The company PeruRail explained in a statement that the train derailed on the Ollantaytambo-Machu Picchu route in Cusco, the ancient Inca capital, after a landslide hit the southeast track. The deceased was identified as the train manager, and the two injured were crew members, currently receiving medical attention in a local clinic, said the statement. "According to the concessionaire, all our train services and bimodal service (bus and train) are suspended until noon today," PeruRail added. "Train operation between Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu will resume only after the railway line is confirmed to be in good condition, so as to guarantee railway s

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Trip to Machu Picchu

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in November 2012 shows a planned construction site for a new airport near Cusco, southern Peru. The construction is expected to help tourists visit Machu Picchu, a world heritage site, more easily.

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New airport construction plan in Peru

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo taken Aug. 16, 2012, shows the mountain ruins of Machu Picchu, a world heritage site in southern Peru. A plan to construct a new airport in a suburb of Cusco is underway, which is expected to help tourists visit Machu Picchu more easily.

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New airport construction plan in Peru

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - File photo taken in November 2010 shows a downtown area of Cusco, southern Peru, and a runway of an airport nearby. A plan to construct a new airport in a suburb of Cusco is underway, which is expected to help tourists visit more easily the mountain ruins of Machu Picchu, a world heritage site in southern Peru.

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Princess Mako in Peru

Japanese Princess Mako visits a cathedral in Peru's Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca Empire, on July 14, 2019, during her visit to mark the 120th anniversary of the start of Japanese immigration to Peru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako in Peru

Japanese Princess Mako visits a cathedral in Peru's Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca Empire, on July 14, 2019, during her visit to mark the 120th anniversary of the start of Japanese immigration to Peru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako in Peru

Japanese Princess Mako visits Sacsayhuaman, a citadel in the suburbs of Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca Empire, on July 14, 2019, during her visit to mark the 120th anniversary of the start of Japanese immigration to Peru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako in Peru

Japanese Princess Mako visits Sacsayhuaman, a citadel in the suburbs of Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca Empire, on July 14, 2019, during her visit to mark the 120th anniversary of the start of Japanese immigration to Peru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Princess Mako in Peru

Japanese Princess Mako (C) visits Sacsayhuaman, a citadel in the suburbs of Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca Empire, on July 14, 2019, during her visit to mark the 120th anniversary of the start of Japanese immigration to Peru. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo